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Post World Cup Depression

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Cybergoth

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Hi there!

 

Phew... after 4 weeks non-stop soccer party, I now decided I need to find me some other things to do...

(...to fill the gap until the 2010 World Cup... :ponder: :lol:)

 

So, now it's time to catch up with things, tie some lose ends and plan the future :D

 

Let me see, what do we have:

 

I definitely must spend some hours playing Lady Bug, and I better quickly get my act together and finish Colony 7 in time for the Mini Game deadline.

 

I recently added one last bunch of eBay searches for the last couple of games I still want to add to my collection: star gunner, tunnel runner, turmoil, xenophobe. So in less than 365 days I will finally consider my "2600 essentials" collection done, with whatever I have until then :)

 

Now, with both Colony 7 and my collection being soon completed, I'm considering changing systems. Colony 7 might very well be my last 2600 game. I think after some 6 or 7 years, it's time to conquer some new territory and I really want to have a look at Coleco programming. (Being a secretly lurking reader of [colecoprogramming] for almost a year already ;))

 

Regarding this, I'm pushing my Coleco collecting ambitions a bit now, in fact I finally managed to set up the Coleco I already bought 2 years ago :) Unfortunately it's not in 100% working condition, showing some graphical glitches, that fortunately "get better" after a game is running for a while... :ponder:

(I already contacted Kroko regarding this and thank heavens he'll try to help me repairing it ;))

I'll also soon complete a deal with Eduardo, securing me two more of his games, so I can feel a little more complete on Opcode Releases.

 

And considering a first Coleco project, I decided to do some more research, by playing some more Spectrum and Amstrad Ghosts'n'Goblins :lol:

 

Regarding blog articles, after I cancelled the Sensible Series, I'm now thinking about doing a series on "System 3", which seem to have some very promising titles in their line-up, Last Ninja above all, of course :)

 

Regarding the Project:Galway review I wanted to do: Well, some wise man said "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"... so I make it short: Try some Martin Galway SID tunes for yourself, then just buy it. Best money I spent on a CD in years :D

 

Greetings,

Manuel

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Cybergoth

Oh, never say never. 2-3 years ago when I wanted to try programming the Intellivision, I ended up writing Seawolf and Crazy Balloon instead :D

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cd-w

I really hope that you won't be leaving the 2600 scene - your games are among the best and it would be sad not to see any more of your arcade conversions. The main problem with the more obscure consoles is that they don't have the same community as the 2600. The only other console that I have considered programming for is the Vectrex, but there is something satisfying about pushing the limits of the 2600.

 

Chris

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r_type2600

You stopping writing 2600 games :D :D :D

 

All well with a Post World Cup Depression, but please, don't kick us a "Zidane"... :D

 

(btw, the EC finale in Vienna is in less than 2 years from now...cheer up!)

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